Running Record Analysis

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What I learned about Connor’s reading development.
Through conducting Connor’s Running record, I learned that he is developing well as a begging reader. I assessed him using a book The Wheels on the Bus that was above his grade level, and the book was considered an instructional level for him based on his 90% accuracy. He is a kindergartener, meaning that he has had little experience reading and has room for improvement, however he is developing into a successful reader. Connor still needs to improve his comprehension due to the fact that he rarely used meaning or structural clues to help decode unknown words. I also learned that Connor is very successful in regards to identifying sight words. Every time that he read a sight word, he seemed confident and enjoyed coming across a word that he knew. Repetition throughout a text is something that works well for Connor’s reading ability, because he is also good at recognizing words that he has already read. Connor is developing fairly quickly for a kindergartener and the Running Record allowed me to assess his strengths and weaknesses to guide further instruction for his continued reading development. What I learned about Running Records.
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After completing my Running Record on Connor I now know exactly how much information a teacher can receive from conducting one. I would not have guessed that such a quick assessment could show so much data. Before conducting this running record I knew nothing about Connor’s reading ability, however now I have analyzed him as if he were one of my own students. I know how to find strengths and weaknesses and even strategies that could aid in the development of Connor’s reading. I have heard the term Running Records before, but until actually administering a running record, I was unaware of the in depth analysis of the cuing systems used and how well it can drive future

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